The hoarse cries of crows flew over the heads of Xiao Zhimiao and the others. They stood at the edge of a withered forest, with a thick layer of dead branches and leaves beneath their feet.
Several mice emerged from the dead leaves and crawled past their feet. Xia Dou screamed in fear.
"How many mice are so scared? I don't know how you reached the maximum level." Aman directly kicked the mouse that climbed on Xia Dou's feet away.
The mouse landed not far in front and was bounced away by an invisible barrier. When it fell to the ground, it was unrecognizable.
That is a defensive magic circle.
They looked forward and saw the entrance of Golden Village in front of them. What caught their eyes was a huge village.
The village is built against a mountain, with a valley behind it. You can see a waterfall that is almost drying up in the distance. The area of this village is almost as big as the Doll Town.
If it weren't for the large stone tablet standing at the entrance that said Golden Village, they would have thought it was a town.
Xiao Zhimiao watched the system interface pop up:
[Welcome to the copy: Golden Village]
[Number of copies: 16]
[Main mission: Find a life-saving solution for the villagers of Golden Village]
[Hidden mission: unknown]
[Side Mission: Lonely Hunter]
[Side mission: Trapped God]
[Requirements for clearance: Complete the main mission, and there is no limit to the number of survivors. If you fail to complete the mission or use irregular means to clear the level, you will be judged]
[Complete all tasks and you will receive god-level skills]
"The rewards actually include god-level skills?!"
Aman looked at the system interface with a surprised look on his face. This dungeon was a medium-difficulty version. Players who cleared the level could only get a few gifts, not even demi-god-level props and skills.
Xiao Zhimiao read the dungeon information carefully twice. This medium-difficulty dungeon had a total of four missions. This was the first time she had seen two side missions.
According to Nan Xue, this book is only of medium difficulty. There is no limit on the number of survivors and you only need to complete the main mission to clear the level, which reduces the difficulty and clearance restrictions.
However, this god-level skill reward should appear for the first time, otherwise Nan Xue would definitely tell them in advance.
Xiao Zhimiao took a look around. They were teleported outside the village entrance. They were surrounded by a forest and an empty wasteland in the distance. It looked like an abandoned field with ditches and rivers. The river had not dried up, and the water inside was still flowing slowly.
flowing.
The sky was filled with dark clouds, the annoying crow kept calling in their ears, and a gust of wind blew up the fallen leaves on the ground, adding to the desolate and weird atmosphere.
The only ones with Xiao Zhimiao were Xia Dou and Aman. The other three were teleported to unknown places.
Aman looked at the surrounding environment and frowned: "It won't be like the Kane City dungeon, being chased by monsters, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a rustling sound in the dry forest behind them, and a large number of crows took off from the branches, frightening Xia Dou and hugging Xiao Zhimiao's arm tightly.
Xiao Zhimiao only glanced behind him, then immediately pulled Xia Dou and ran towards the entrance of the village.
Aman saw Xiao Zhimiao running so fast, and she said: "There is a defensive magic circle there! You..."
Before she could finish her words, she was pulled forward by Nan Xue who was running behind her. Aman looked back and almost suffered a cardiac arrest.
Several blood-red monsters were chasing them.
What kind of monster it was, Aman couldn't describe it for a moment.
It has a blood-red appearance, as if it has been skinned, revealing bloody muscles. Its limbs are like humans and beasts. There are no eyes on its face, only a row of pale fangs that reach behind the ears. The monster is extremely fast.
Running towards them, Aman was afraid of being bounced away by the defensive magic circle. He saw Xiao Zhimiao pulling Xia Dou and running into the village. He was not affected by the defensive magic circle. Nan Xue also followed closely.
He ran in with her.
Those monsters stopped at the edge of the defensive magic circle. Xiao Zhimiao let go of Xia Dou's hand, walked to the edge of the defensive magic circle and squatted down, carefully looking at these terrifying creatures lying on all fours.
A monster in front of her opened its mouth and made a "hissing" sound at her. It grabbed her with its claws and was bounced away by the defensive magic circle. Several other monsters saw it bounced away and looked at Xiao Zhimiao.
After taking a look, he took a few steps back, turned around and ran into the withered forest. After a while, he disappeared from the sight of Xiao Zhimiao and others.
Seeing those monsters, Aman reached out and patted her mouth. When did her mouth become so crow-like?
Aman asked Xiao Zhimiao: "How do you know this defensive magic array can come in?"
Xiao Zhimiao stood up, looked at her and said, "It's just a medium-difficulty book. There's no need to block the players at the door at the beginning."
Aman: "So you just guessed?"
Xiao Zhimiao: "That's right."
In fact, she was not guessing. She was very familiar with this defensive magic circle, and the magic seal flowing on it was one of the many curse seals she knew.
Her identity as a god is that of the Night Witch. In addition to her own original spell seals, she should also have learned them from magic books or other people in the past.
This defensive magic circle only protects against monsters.
Xiao Zhimiao's eyes fell on the mouse that had just been bounced away by the defensive magic array. The bloody mouse that had been bounced by the defensive magic array began to twist, and the exploded flesh and blood squirmed there.
After a while, it turned into a weird little monster.
This little monster lingered in front of the defensive magic circle for a while, then it picked up the dead leaves on the ground, got in, and disappeared immediately.
Seeing that the mouse turned into a monster, Xia Dou became even more frightened.
When she entered the village, her whole body was almost pressed against Xiao Zhimiao's body. When Aman saw Xia Dou's timid look, she almost rolled her eyes to the sky.
Xiao Zhimiao patted Xia Dou's hand reassuringly: "It's okay, you are at full level now, you can easily deal with these monsters."
Aman saw that Xiao Zhimiao was very patient with Xia Dou, not as cold-hearted as he was with her at the beginning, and thought to himself that men like girls who are as delicate as little white flowers, even Xiao Zhimiao likes her?
Nan Xue also looked at Xia Dou. She had taken Xia Dou twice. Although she did not have a strong psychological endurance, she did not act as timid as she did now.
He was probably frightened by the monsters that just appeared.
"Strange, where are Xu Zhilan and Lu Qingyang?"
Hearing Nan Xue's question, Xiao Zhimiao's eyes wandered around the surrounding houses. They had all been in for a while, but no one else was seen. The copy information showed that a total of sixteen people had come in.
Xiao Zhimiao and the other four walked inside, wanting to see if they could find an NPC to lead the way. According to past dungeon experience, they had to find a safe spot first.
Everywhere in this village looks old and dilapidated. It's obviously daytime, but it's as dark as night.
The four of them walked to an alley intersection and saw several figures in front of them. Xiao Zhimiao walked towards those figures. When she got closer, Xia Dou tightened her arm in fear.
The people in front of them all had abscesses on their bodies, which exuded a foul odor. Some of the abscesses were rotten, but the liquid flowing out of them was indeed golden. It didn't look like bodily fluids, but rather looked like gold.
Xiao Zhimiao glanced around and saw more people around the house in front. These people were stooped and had difficulty walking. Some were sitting at the door or against the wall and looking at them.
Their eyes are all golden, numb but with a golden shimmer, like golden gems, which is quite beautiful.
But apart from these beautiful eyes, within the sight of Xiao Zhimiao and the others, there were all decrepit old men. There was not a single young man. Those who looked a little younger were in their fifties or sixties.
Nan Xue walked up to an old man sitting at the door, squatted down and asked her: "Old man, is there any place in the village where I can stay?"
The white-haired old woman raised her head with difficulty to look at Nan Xue, and made a hoarse voice: "Are you... the pastors who came to save us from outside?"
Priest?
Nan Xue and Xiao Zhimiao looked at each other and thought that the main mission was to save people, so the priest was waiting for these villagers who had no idea what kind of disease they were suffering from.
"You are not a pastor." As she said this, the old woman lowered her head again.
"What are you doing?!"
Xiao Zhimiao was talking to other villagers there to see if she could find someone who would trigger the plot. She heard Xia Dou's scream. She immediately looked back and saw a few people who looked a little younger and moved faster.
The villagers were attacking Xia Dou with wooden sticks, hoes and other agricultural tools in their hands. Two men had already reached out to catch her, with ropes in their hands.
"She is a witch! Catch her! Burn her to death!"
When Xia Dou heard that these people were going to burn her to death, her face turned pale with fear.
This is the first time she has encountered this kind of person who doesn't trigger anything and just targets players when he comes in.
Xiao Zhimiao glanced at Nan Xue. Nan Xue reacted and said in surprise: "I forgot to tell you about this taboo witch."
"Xia Dou, don't use skills."
Xiao Zhimiao saw that Xia Dou had been forced into a corner by the villagers, and asked the system directly: "How does the dungeon NPC know the player's identity?"
System: "The player actively informs or uses skills. Players need to interact with the dungeon NPC and the player actively guides them to learn the player's identity."
This means that dungeon NPCs will not be able to view their panel attributes like players can. So how did these villagers know Xia Dou's identity?
Xia Dou's character would not take the initiative to tell her identity, and she did not interact with these NPCs.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhimiao noticed what Xia Dou was wearing, a white witch robe and a pointed hat. These were the special attire of witches.
Without saying a word, Xiao Zhimiao pulled Xia Dou out from among the villagers, took her to a deserted corner, took off her hat and robe.
"Do you have any other clothes?"
Xia Dou was very frightened by this incident. She was often bullied at school in the past. This scene of siege made her panic subconsciously. Moreover, the people who besieged her were all people with strange diseases.
Their faces were probably distorted, and their golden eyes held hatred for her, as if she were some heinous sinner.
